The Circuit of the Americas is the first Grand Prix facility in the U.S. built exclusively for Formula One racing. The circuit was built around a state-of-the-art 3.4-mile track.
The LPV-3.2 West Return Floodwall is a key piece of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $14-billion mission to build the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System.
Out of more than 80 entries submitted for this year's ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Projects competition, an independent panel of judges named 27 winners, all of them featured online and in the December 16 print issue.
Turner Construction completed the $14.9-million, 84,500-sq-ft Carnegie Vanguard High School in August 2012. The school, built as part of the Houston Independent School District's 2007 Bond Program, educates more than 500 gifted and talented students.
KBR Building Group led construction on a $23.9-million manufacturing facility for Triumph Aerostructures' Vought Aircraft Division in Red Oak, Texas. This specialized facility comprises 240,000 sq ft of manufacturing space with 17,000 sq ft of attached office area.
Fretz Construction Co. led renovation of the former Wilson Stationery and Printing Co. building located at 500 Fannin St. in downtown Houston. The building was constructed in 1932 and had been vacant for more than three decades
Walker Engineering did the electrical work and KBD Group led construction on the $95-million GE Manufacturing Solutions locomotive manufacturing facility.